Pat Rosier

Biography

I live in Paekakariki, New Zealand, with my woman partner. I read and write and work some. A sixty-something, semi-retired, feminist. I read science books written for non-expert readers, contemporary and classic novels and a whole lot of other stuff.

Stories, poems, fragments, thoughts, memories and ideas from over the years are gathered together in this book. Each comes from a particular time and place. Some are made up, some memoirish; it doesn't matter which are which. Together, they may suggest something of my world view.

Will travel fix Ann's broken life? Suddenly bereft of both partner and job, Ann needs to find a new direction. Connecting frayed threads of family and finding herself in what she calls "art events" in America is rewarding, but no preparation for the totally unexpected—in more ways than one—things that happen in London. Ann returns home to New Zealand both shaken and stirred.

Isobel and Iris are happy, aren't they? When Isobel is forced to face a decision from long ago and Iris has to deal with an accident, they become at odds with each other. What does family mean, anyway? Each woman must look into herself, separately, to find out whether they can be together.